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Under the surface of public discourse lurk a bunch of mysterious organisations who are major players in shaping public policy.  Audio

Six60 hopes Eden Park neighbours will come to their show next month, after a long battle to allow big concerts there.

The local band has been given permission to perform to a crowd of 50,000 next… Video, Audio

Former Prime Minister Helen Clark was out on the Waitemata Harbour to for what she says was an "absolutely unbelievable spectacle of sailing". Video, Audio

Mike Hosking's made the most of Jacinda Ardern's decision to ditch him - spinning it as her running for the hills. But what gave him unfettered access in the first place, and did he abuse the… Audio

The government is being urged to decriminalise cannabis, despite the bid to push forward legalisation narrowly failing last year.

A new poll, which surveyed a 1000 New Zealanders who voted in the… Audio

In a powerful address, Lyttelton poet Ben Brown explores the impact of deprivation and cultural estrangement on generations of our boys, as well as the redemptive power of words. Audio

The government of Myanmar was this week over-thrown by the military, bringing to an end a ten year experiment with democracy. Political leader Aung San Suu Kyi has once again been placed under arrest… Audio

We cross live to Washington DC where thousands of pro Trump protesters are clashing with police outside the US Capitol building. Audio

The Workplace Relations Minister isn't ruling out lifting the minimum wage in line with the living wage.

A new report from the Helen Clark Foundation and the New Zealand Institute of Economic… Audio

The Government isn't ruling out lifting the minimum wage to the level of the living wage, which currently stands at $22.10.

A new report from the Helen Clark Foundation and the Institute of Economic… Audio

The margin is thinner than a cannabis leaf, but voters have said nope to legalising dope.

In the final count 50.7 percent voted no, versus 48.4 percent voting yes - a difference of 67,000 votes.

… Video, Audio

Many didn't pick her as the new Foreign Affairs Minister and she made headlines for being the first woman in the role on Monday. Today The Detail looks at Nanaia Mahuta's track record and just what… Audio

The crew open their envelopes and reveal their picks, as they make sense of Labour's govern-alone victory, National's much-needed rebuild, the return of te Pati Maori and the Greens' delight in the… Video, Audio

Former Labour Prime Minister Helen Clark discusses Labour's past and future with Lisa Owen. Video, Audio

Peter Dunne is the MP who's been involved in more coalition negotiations than any other - he takes us behind the closed doors to shine a spotlight on what happens after an MMP election.  Audio

For more than two months, we've been reporting on the mass demonstrations taking place in Belarus, following the re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko that many believe was rigged.

Hundreds… Audio

Cannabis advocates say the drug is on track to become legal, according to the results of a new survey published this morning.

But the referendum on the proposed legalisation remains a very tight… Audio

A new campaign is launching in support of the cannabis referendum, with sixty New Zealanders - young and old - fronting a nationwide poster campaign.

It includes some familiar faces, like Helen… Audio

Leader of the oppoisition Judith Collins wants Prime Minister Jacindar Ardern to give her a briefing on the accessing of the data of prominent New Zealanders.

Simon Bridges, Max Key, Jacinda Ardern's… Audio

Labour's tax policy is tentative, but is it also 'right for right now'? And is it negotiable? Judith Collins' policy releases point to less Crusher, more Kinder. Plus, how to mess up TV debates and… Audio

A new novel about a flat, a rat, and a nationwide movement against the landlord-tenant model has come from the pen of Murdoch Stephens. Under the pseudonym Richard Meros, he wrote the popular… Audio

The chair of the new board is retired High Court Judge Kit Toogood. He spoke to Lynn about why he thinks the gallery is so important and how it may have to change to attract new audiences and sustain… Audio

Panellists Golnaz Bassam-Tabar and Simon Wilson share what they have been thinking about. Audio

The Panel is joined by Adam Kamradt-Scott, who specialises in global health security and international relations. Audio